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28 April 2023

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion – Mainstreaming Report Published

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion – Mainstreaming Report Published

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04 April 2023

Hunt For New Chair Of National Digital Skills Group

Hunt For New Chair Of National Digital Skills Group

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23 December 2022

Statement on 2022-23 apprenticeship funding SDS statement on 2022-23 apprenticeship funding

SDS statement on 2022-23 apprenticeship funding, updated 22 December 2022

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20 December 2022

Employers show demand for Graduate Apprenticeships supporting learners across Scotland

Employers are increasingly taking on Graduate Apprentices to secure new talent and get the skills they need while creating opportunities for young people.

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20 December 2022

Apprenticeship Awards winner Samir's prize project

Former Scottish Apprentice of the Year Samir Khan-Young has co-designed a flagship national award celebrating innovative manufacturers who champion fair work and inclusivity.

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15 December 2022

Apprenticeships unlocking potential for awards finalists

Awards finalists announced to help launch Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023.

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15 December 2022

SDS team up with Edge on future of apprenticeships

Experts have set out how apprenticeship systems can be improved to meet current and future skills demands in a collaboration between Skills Development Scotland and the Edge Foundation.

13 December 2022

Report spotlights apprenticeships as crucial to tackling changes in the world of work

Automation, digitalisation, the green transition and demographic shifts offer opportunities for Scotland's apprenticeship system, according to a new report from an international economic agency.

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08 November 2022

Industry-led approach to reviewing and approving apprenticeships is making ‘leaps and bounds’

Looking back over a year characterised by pace of change, the Chair of the Apprenticeship Approvals Group, Ruth Jennings of Sainsbury’s, publishes her third annual review.

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17 October 2022

Colleges' Foundation Apprenticeship record

Hundreds of senior school pupils are getting hands-on work experience.